Then she put off her trousers and cried out,
whereupon her waiting-women hastened to her and raised cries of
joy. Presently, her mother came in to her aad asked her how she
did and tended her and abode with her till evening; whilst the
lady Budour repaired to the bath and after washing herself,
proceeded to the hall of audience, where she sat down on her
throne and dispensed justice among the folk. When King Armanous
heard the cries, he asked what was the matter and was informed of
the consummation of his daughter's marriage; whereat he rejoiced
and his breast dilated and he made a great banquet.
To return to King Shehriman. When Kemerezzeman and Merzewan
returned not at the appointed time, he passed the night without
sleep, restless and consumed with anxiety. The night was long
upon him and he thought the day would never dawn. He passed the
forenoon of the ensuing day in expectation of his son's coming,
but he came not; whereat his heart forebode separation and he was
distraught with fears for Kemerezzeman. He wept till his clothes
were drenched, crying out, 'Alas, my son!' and repeating the
following verses from an aching heart:
Unto the votaries of love I still was contrary, Till of its
bitter and its sweet myself perforce must taste.
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